Share 'Neanderthal Slept and Worked on Grass Padded Sofa Beds Near Hearths'

According to a Journal of Archaeological Science paper an apparent sleeping area for Neanderthal has been unearthed in Esquilleu Cave in Cantabria, Spain. It is estimated to be between 53,000 and 39,000 years old. The remains indicate that he slept and worked there on the same grass beds near warming hearths. Evidence from other sites confirm that he prepared stone tools, cooked, ate and slept ne…